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Daily News for Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Gas Price Drumbeat: Down to $3.40 in BG today To ColumbiaMagazine.com: I was in Bowling Green today and gas was $3.40 a gallon there. s/Tony Rutherford 2008-08-20 19:53:53 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Node gets all-way stop at main intersection Three way intersection in Metcalfe County on N KY 1048, Seven Springs Road will get changeover on Friday, August 29, 2008 By Keirsten Jaggers, KHD, Bowling Green, KY BOWLING GREEN, Ky. --- Motorists traveling in north Metcalfe County near the community of Node will soon see changes to the intersection of KY 1048 and Seven Springs Church Road. At present, stop conditions are required at this intersection for those traveling north on Seven Springs Church and north on KY 1048. On Friday, August 29, crews will make the changes to require stop conditions for all three legs of the intersection. Variable message boards will be placed near the intersection to alert motorists of the upcoming changes. 2008-08-20 19:46:37 | Comments | Printable version
Commends computer store on Jamestown ST. To ColumbiaMagazine.com: I would like to put in a good word for one of our local businesses! My laptop was running oh so slow and my battery would not hold a charge anymore. A+ Computers on Jamestown Street is the place to go. He was able to solve all my computer problems and answer my many questions. It's great to have a local computer shop in town! I highly recommend going to see him if you have computer issues. s/Pam Kermeen 2008-08-20 19:39:56 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Obituary: James A (Gabby) Gabbert, 79 COLUMBIAMAGAZINE.COM OBITUARIES Mr. Gabbert was a retired employee of Greyhound Bus Lines and was a member of the Virginia Avenue United Methodist Church James A. (Gabby) Gabbert, 79, Louisville, KY, died Monday, August 18, 2008, at his residence. The funeral service will be Saturday, August 23, 2008, at 11:00amCT, at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, with Pastor P.T. Barnum officiating. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-08-20 13:43:25 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
County will be making 911 Test Calls starting Aug. 27, 2007 Adair County Enhanced 911 Center dates
By Ed Waggener Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton is announcing that the county will be making 700 test calls for the Adair County Enhanced 911 Center starting at 5:00pmCT, Wednesday, August 27, 2008. The calls will be conducted through the weekend, if necessary, Judge Melton said. She asks that county residents who receive the calls do as much as possible to help keep call time to a minimum. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-08-20 12:34:23 | Comments | Printable version
Fredonia Neal to be at Great Oaks Ministries Fredonia Neal will be giving her amazing testimony on Friday, August 22, 2008 at Great Oaks Church at 7:00pmCT. Fredonia spent years very ill in a coma-like state and unable to communicate with others due to a brain disorder, an incurable heart disease and cancer. Today she is perfectly well and spends her time telling others of the love and healing power of Jesus and about how to overcome with the Word of God. Great Oaks Ministries encourages anyone who needs prayer for healing, deliverance, direction or any other need to come for an awesome night in the presence of God. Fredonia will also be giving the morning message on Sunday, August 24, 2008, at 10:30amCT. For more information you can call Great Oaks Ministries at (270) 384-0937, Troy or Stephanie Long at (270) 250-2846 or Sherri Johnson at (270) 250-1796. Great Oaks Ministries is located at 197 Kellyville Road in Columbia. -SHERRY JOHNSON. 2008-08-20 12:01:36 | Comments | Printable version
United Citizens Bank names Ron Wise President, CEO Mr. Wise assumed office this morning to head $127 million Columbia financial institution now in Adair and Taylor Counties, soon to have branch in Russell. Bank also announces new Vice President and Senior Loan Officer, Terry Cochran. With photos By Ed Waggener The Board of Directors of United Citizens Bank of Southern Kentucky has named Ron Wise as the four-year old bank's President and CEO. Mr. Wise was introduced to the staff of the bank at its main headquarters on Jamestown Street this morning and began his first day on the job. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-08-20 10:04:55 | Comments | Printable version
Sign-up for AC youth football cheerleading Thursday If any girl between the grades of 3-6 who are interested in Adair Co. Youth Football Cheerleading, must attend a meeting that will be held Thursday, August 21, 2008, at 5:30pmCT, in the locker room behind CWC. In order to cheer, you must have a parent/child present for the meeting and to sign up. The cost is $25.00. All money goes to the Adair County Youth Football organization. If there is not at least 30 girls to sign up and at least 4-8 parent volunteers to help coach the squads, youth cheerleading will be cancelled for the season. This is the only time that you can sign up, so it is very important that you attend the meeting! If you have any questions, please email me at ryan.harris@marion.kyschools.us . Please pass this along to anyone who you think would be interested! Thanks. -RYAN HARRIS 2008-08-20 08:01:08 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Lost history of the Cumberland, June 3, 2007, Cumberland Co., KY "Mile 423-421 of the Cumberland": The Cumberland was the main artery of commerce for Adair County in the nineteenth century With one photo By Chris Bennett In the 1800's steam boats ran freight up and down the Cumberland. You might imagine that steam ships and the river were the nineteenth century equivalent to our eighteen wheel trucks and I-65. In 1860 a farmer living in Glens Fork might have raised a cash crop of tobacco. After he harvested that tobacco, he may have loaded it onto wagons and taken it to Creelsboro. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-08-20 06:57:59 | Comments | Printable version
Adair County MS roadblock is August 29, 2008 The Adair County MS Roadblock will be Friday, August 29, 2008. If anyone misses the roadblock and wishes to make a donation, they can make their checks out to NMSS and mail to: Lynda McKinley, 303 Clinton Street, Columbia, KY 42728. The Adair County MS Walk for the Multiple Sclerosis Society will be the following week, on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at the Columbia Baptist Christian Life Center. You can pre-register or register the day of the walk. Registration is at 8:00amCT and the Walk will begin at 9:00amCT. Lynda McKinley has also announced that the MS Walk Gold and Silver sponsors: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-08-20 05:55:48 | Comments | Printable version
Today, Wed. Aug. 20, 2008: College classes start Scroll to bottom of this feature for "Today's Top Pictures Album." EVENTS: Spotlighting, in brief, today's events for Day 232 of 2008 (Leap Year - 134 days remaining).
For events in detail and to scan future events into 2009, Click hereThis date in history: Click Here to access facts from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia about this day in history. Countdown to Second Sunday: It's only 51 days to Sunday, October 12, 2008, when Adair Countians make a bold move for a healthier, wealthier, happier community. Tentative location: The new Columbia Western Bypass by Adair Elementary School. A huge turn out is expected. For further information, contact Kelli Bonifer at the UK Extension Service. Countdown to November 4, 2008 General Election 75 days remaining. Ballot position, local candidates Register to vote in the office of Adair County Court Clerk Sheila Blair Mon.-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pmCT. Court: Wednesday, August 20, 2008. One (1) Cases in Adair Circuit Court (Judge James Weddle). Twenty-eight (28) Cases scheduled in Adair District Court (Judge Michael Loy). Click Here to check Adair Court schedule at the Kentucky Court of Justice Website. To visit Adair Circuit Clerk site, Click Here Advertising (ADV): To see What's Cooking in Adair County, KY, today, Click Here
Jamestown ST, Columbia, KY. Phone (270) 384-4644. Special Wednesday, August 20, 2008: Today. CHUCKWAGON SANDWICH + Tater Tots or French Frieds AND a Reg 16oz Pepsi Product Drink, All of $4.50. Specials everyday. Look for posters in windows. Great deals, everyday. Stop in and see the colorful new picnic table umbrellas we ve added. There's no better place to enjoy the perfect weather we're having than to have a picnic lunch in the wonderful shady at Dairy Dip, and come down for a picnic under the stars tonight. - Patricia Willis. Start the day right. Take a boxes of Donuts from Donut Express on sales calls, to work, and home to be a hero everywhere you go today! Donut Express. 605 Fairgrounds ST, Columbia, KY. Nick Wortham, proprietor. Make Today special with Fresh Hot Donuts from Donut Express. Take a $5.00 dozen box to work, on sales calls, or home to make the family happy. They're good! They hot and they're ready, today. Made right here in Columbia! And they're making Columbia famous! Phone (270) 384-7253: For carryouts and expedited orders. Let us prepare your Green River Lake picnic! Hours: Mon-Sat: 4:00am to 9:00pmCT. Breakfast: FOR THAT GREEN RIVER LAKE COUNTRY HAM BREAKFAST, this is the place. Best Country Ham on Green River Lake Breakfast Any time of day. Cooked to order. Eggs, bacon, ham, tenderloin, and the best sausage you ever ate. Country biscuits. Redeye or sawmill gravy. Generous portions. Kinfolks prices. We treat everybody like favorite cousins! Get Famous Nick's Made-in-Columbia Donuts right here. DAILY SPECIAL: Wednesday, August 20, 2008: Rerun's Special Philly Steak Sandwich plus One Side: Breaded Mushrooms or Breaded Pickles or Fries. PLUS 16 oz drink from our Fountain.All for $6.00 Great Gas Stop Save money. Fill up your car and your boat tanks at Rerun's. Coming soon Miniature golf! Wednesday, August 20, 2008: BREAKFAST: Sausage and Biscuit.. Choice of Low Fat Millk. Cereal choices and toast offered daily at breakfast. LUNCH: Barbecue on Bun or Corn Dog. Curly Q's. Broccoli w/Cheese Sauce. Vanilla Wafers. Pudding. Choice of Low Fat Milk. Salads available daily. Fruit and/or juice offered daily with lunch.Click Here for School menu for August 7-August 29, 2008! Special advertising today: Click Here to do your shopping from home, with Wal-Mart Site-to-Store(SM). Classified Advertising Quick access: ColumbiaMagazine.com Classified Categories: | Animals| Announcements| Automotive| Benefitsand Fundraisers | Submit Your Classified Ad: To place your ad now SALES:
Columbian Theatre: the Columbian Theatre is playing Mamma Mia. It stars Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, and Colin Firth and is rated PG-13. Mamma Mia will play nightly at 7:00pmCT and Sunday matinee at 2:00pmCT only. Starting Friday, August 22, 2008, the Columbian Theatre will play Stepbrothers starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. It is rated R and will play nightly at 7:00pmCT and Sunday at 2:00pm only. -NATHAN COMPTON, Mgr., The Columbian Theatre .SPORTS CALENDARS NEW! Click Read More to go links to SPORTS CALENDARS, TODAY'S BEST PHOTOS, and MUCH MORE Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-08-20 04:48:04 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
Enrollment appears to be up in Adair County Schools Final figures are not yet available, but Superintendent Darrell Treece said Tuesday, August 19, 2008, that enrollment does appear to be up this year. The preliminary count is 2,561, which should grow to around 2,681 when an expected 120 pre-school enrollment is added today. Exact figures will be released soon by Assistant Superintendent Brenda Mann, he said. 2008-08-20 04:08:51 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Pretty Aussie puppies adopted ColumbiaMagazine.com Just wanted to let you know the Aussie puppies have been adopted. Thank you I will send more pics as soon as I can. s/Heather Evans A Puppy, Dog, Kitten or Cat Just for You Is Waiting at Green River Animal Shelter, 455 Jim Blair Road (take Appleby Drive off KY 55 at Columbia Church of Nazarene; Jim Blair Road goes around Adair Youth Development Center), Columbia, KY. Phone 270-385-9655. CM Classifieds ANIMALS 2008-08-20 03:34:01 | Comments | Printable version
Stepbrothers comedy starts Friday at Columbian Starting Friday, August 22, 2008, the Columbian Theatre will play Stepbrothers starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. It is rated R and will play nightly at 7:00pmCT and Sunday at 2:00pm only. -NATHAN COMPTON, Mgr., The Columbian Theatre . 2008-08-20 03:25:21 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Movies
(ADV) Huge Yard Sale scheduled. Send yours now A huge eight party yard sale is planned for August 30, 2008. Huge Eight Party Yard Sale, 106 Heskamp ST.To send your yard sale and to start turning your good but unwanted items into cash now, use any Contact/Submit Button. CM CLASSIFIEDS 2008-08-20 02:43:35 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for August 20 Happy Anniversary, Randy and Janella Brown (1988) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Vickie and Billie Karnes (2005) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Alex Presley Gaskins (2004) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ashley Brooke Brown (1994) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bobby Coffey | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dennis Reeves (1958) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Emily Melson | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jeff Neagle | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jimmie Dale Cox | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Laura Grant | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Laura Harvey (1977) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Mary Jane Burton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Renee Stinson (1969) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday Billy Houston Taylor, Breeding, KY (1941-2009) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nell Engle Baker, Daviess County, KY (1917-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gradith Dwight Stephens, Russell County, KY (1933-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carolyn Jean Pierce London, Greenburg, KY (1958-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Andrea Jean Stremmell, Columbia, KY (1966-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Clarice Edna Young White (1911) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles Monroe Cochran Casey Co., KY (1945) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Guy Anthony Lawson, Cumberland Co., KY (2011) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Manilla Smith Ellison, Casey Co., KY (1920) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Helen Willis McKinney, Adair Co., KY (1925) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, David Brumley, Russell County,KY(1944-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Goldie Bryant Wright Hart, Green Co., KY (1921-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Donna Coffey, Casey Co., KY (1965-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Clarence Keltner, 91, Adair Co., KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gary Ray Webb, 62, Summer Shade, KY (1954-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Teresa Kay Lile Abner, 58, Summer Shade, KY (1958-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vernon Herron, 80, Casey County, KY (1936-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Mitchell Patterson, 93, Green County, KY (1923-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Deena Paige Eversole Coffey, 66, Green Co., KY (1950-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William H. Compton, WWII veteran, Weed, Adair County, KY (1922-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Frieda Wesley Dean, 69, Casey County, KY (1948-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jimmy Louis Hughes, 68, Adair County, KY (1949-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anthony (Pops) York, 97, Casey County, KY (1920-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joyce J. Coe, 79, Russell County, KY (1938-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Billy Joe Curry, Sr., 81, Columbia, KY (1943-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles Edward 'Ed' Harvey, 83, Adair County, KY (1936-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dustan Allen Burress, 39, Elkhorn, KY (1983-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Elijah Greyson Eisenback, Taylor Co., KY (2013-2013) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ernestine Parton, 75, Campbellsville, KY (1947-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Garry Lynn Burke, 74, Liberty, KY (1946-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, George H. (Joe) Lillis (1952-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joe Edward Conover, 87, Columbia, KY native (1936-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, John Waymon (J.W.) Denton, 71, Columbia, KY (1953-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nannie (Nan) Davis, Liberty, KY (1942-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Oral Hancock, 82, Adair County, KY (1937-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Troy Strange, 47, Adair County, KY (1969-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Walter E. Spurling, 91, Taylor County, KY (1928-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Wednesday, August 20, 2008 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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